Minsan hindi ko alam kung maiinis ako or matutuwa sa anak ko…natutuwa ako dahil marami na syang alam, kaso lang kadalasan, kalokohan ang alam…

Demanding

Yup, Ria is such a demanding toddler..and bossy…well, i guess that’s mainly from Dann..Ria got that tactic when Dann is implying he is the authority.  At kadalasan, sakin ginagawa ni Ria dahil alam niyang gagawin ko naman..

Sometimes, she’ll tell us to do something at hindi niya naman talaga kami tatantanan hangga’t hindi namin ginagawa…just like a while ago, she wanted me to drink her water.  E maarte kasi ako sa water, ayoko inumin pag may kanin.  And since she’s still a toddler, her water has a lot of rice or ulam most of the time.  E di syempre hindi ko ininom, nafrustrate ba naman at sumimangot.  Then i told Dann to drink it.  Pa-hard to get pa, ayaw din inumin..nagmamakaawa na ko dahil frustrated na ung bata…haist, super demanding.

Sometimes, magdedemand din yan na patugtugin ang Gangnam Style or Call Me Maybe…or minsan she’ll tell you to sit somewhere, or minsan pag pinapakain pa, ayaw niya si Dann ang magsubo, gusto niya ako (and vice versa).  And dahil may idea na sya sa pagiging demanding, aba e hindi naman niya talaga titigilan ang pangungulit.  Minsan gusto niya si Dann ang gumawa ng kung anuman, minsan naman ako.  At may paninindigan ah.

Maarte

This is the part where I’m not sure if i’ll be happy or not.  She knows a lot of words na, and phrases.  Pero minsan, kolehiya type ang pagsasabi.  One time, nung pinapalitan ni Dann ng diaper si Ria, e di nagleak kasi so yung pants niya mejo nabasa.  So when Dann was putting on her pants, she touched it first and said “yuck, wiwi, yuck”..hahahhaa..or nung nasa Cebu kami, ayaw niya suminga sa lampin na gamit na..e she needed to blow her nose that time..she said to Dann “eewww, yuckkk,,eeewww”.  The only time she blew her nose was when Dann used a new one.

Pag nagpoo-poo din sya, she’ll say “eeewwww, poo-pooo” then she’ll cover her nose.  Or when she farts, she’ll say “eewwww, tot, ewww” and she’ll cover her nose too.

Some of her words are so kolehiya..like kerga for karga.  One time, Dann told her to walk, so Dann said “Ria, lakad ka muna ah” then she responded “no baba, pis”…hahahahhaa..ewan ko na talaga.

Sweet

But even though she’s uber kulit and demanding, she’s still a sweet girl.  When she knows something’s painful, she’ll kiss it and say “la na” or she’ll ask “mama, ouch?” then she’ll kiss the ouchy part.  One time, when i was so tired, she suddenly massaged my back without me asking her.  E usually tamad yan magmasahe, minsan pa imamassage ka ng ilang segundo at magdedemand na imassage din sya ng matagal…or minsan magdedemand yan na dumapa ako para ako naman daw imassage niya after Dann..e ilang segundo lang tapos dadapa rin sya and she’ll touch her back and say “lot pis” (hilot please)..

But she’s super sweet.  Minsan you’ll just be surprised she kissed you.  She knows how to show her concern.  I’m so lucky to have her as my daughter.

Maloko

And yes, hindi mawawala ang pagiging maloko sa mga bata.  She has this naughty smile na alam mong may ginawa syang kalokohan pag nakita mo sya.  Sometimes, mangaasar din sya lalo na sa mga pinsan niya.  She’s the youngest and most of the time, Xye super protects her.  And sometimes, Xye will just give in to Ria’s demands.  Pero minsan, sinusukat din ni Ria ang limit ni Xye.  One time, Xye was so busy with her puzzle, e nanggugulo si Ria. Ria will get one of the pieces pag naayos na, then she’ll smile.  Meron pa minsan, magsmile muna sya then gagawin niya. Hainako anak.

Happy Kid

Yes, she’s a happy and snob kid.  I like to sleep because I know when I wake up the next morning, I’ll see her smile.  Sometimes, she’ll not wake us up (maybe she knows we’re really tired), then when we wake up, she’ll smile at us and she’ll start a conversation.  It’s really nice to wake up in that scenario.

Sometimes din, when she knows we’re already pissed off, wapakels ang bata and pretends nothing happened.  She’ll talk to us and smile at us as if nothing really happened.  Or sometimes, pag galit na kami ni Dann, she’ll give us her uber sweet smile.  Melts our heart out kaya minsan para maging firm, umaalis ako.  It’s hard to ignore those sweet moments pero pag dating kasi sa disiplina, we have to be firm.  She knows our soft spot.